BlueMid-toneMuted

Pencil Lead

#5D6174

Contrast at a glance

White text

6.13:1AA

Black text

3.23:1AA large

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About Pencil Lead

Pencil Lead (#5D6174) is a mid-tone muted blue. Its RGB value is 93, 97, 116 and its HSL value is 230°, 11%, 41%. White text reads best on it, at a contrast ratio of 6.13:1 (WCAG AA). Below are ten tints and shades of Pencil Lead, plus complementary, analogous, triadic, and split-complementary palettes built from it.

Tints

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Harmonies

Complementary

#5D6174 · #74705D

Analogous

#5D6C74 · #5D6174 · #655D74

Triadic

#5D6174 · #745D61 · #61745D

Split complementary

#5D6174 · #74655D · #6C745D

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